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Quote by William Landay

“Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.”

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William Landay is an American novelist born in 1963. His works, primarily focusing on suspense and crime novels, have gained great popularity among readers. more

“There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. - you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong, tend to be people who didn't take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.”

People Way Firsts Language First Time Mark Democrat Circles Checks Voters Ballots

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“I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design.”

Art Technology Design Computer Photography Art Photography

Author:William Landay

“I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.”

Kind I Can Decided

Author:William Landay

“I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.”

Writing Mind Book Audience Particular Please Please Me

Author:William Landay

“I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.”

Book Seems Sports Books And Movies Bostonians

Author:William Landay

“I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.”

Bits Geek

Author:William Landay

“Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.”

Trying Wells Long Faster Thinker Outlines

Author:William Landay

“You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.”

Writing Book Ignored Appreciated Great Book

Author:William Landay

“Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far.”

Important Action Simple Results Environment Influence Crime Murder Complexes Commit Genes Interaction Our Actions Triggers

Author:William Landay

“Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.”

Writing I Can Happens Imagine Personality Careful Pops Speed Meticulous

Author:William Landay

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